Nelson Mandela’s daughter, Makaziwe Mandela, after seeing her father on the afternoon of 26 June said today; “Yes Tata’s situation is critical”. In an interview on SABC and commenting on the media ‘frenzy’ Makaziwe said; “It’s very crass, the fact that my Dad is a global icon, one of the 25 influential people of the 21st century does not mean that people cannot respect the … [Read more...] about Mandela accuses foreign media of racism
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Against All Odds – Ubuntu Education Fund in Port Elizabeth
In 1994 a 17 year old American scholar Jacob Lief arrived in South Africa to observe the first democratic elections. Jacob returned to Cape Town in 1997 only to find out that the job he had been offered was a scam. Disillusioned Jacob got on a train to Port Elizabeth, met Banks Gwaxula in a shebeen and was taken in by Banks to stay in his Zwide home. Working as a teacher Lief … [Read more...] about Against All Odds – Ubuntu Education Fund in Port Elizabeth
10 Business Lessons from Professor Karabus
In a scoop for Port Elizabeth, on Monday 24 June Professor Cyril Karabus spoke at the Abraham Levy Centre. Karabus, a leading South African paediatric oncologist was arrested in the UAE and held for nine months on what has been described as spurious forgery and manslaughter charges, returned to South Africa on 17 May 2013, after being released by the UAE authorities. The … [Read more...] about 10 Business Lessons from Professor Karabus
Dr Pieter Mulder to speak in Kirkwood
The bomas in the Addo Elephant National Park filled with prime buffalo for the annual Absa Kirkwood Wildsfees auction. A total of disease-free 30 buffalo will be offered for sale at the auction on Friday, June 28, according to Addo Elephant National Park manger Norman Johnson. “We have captured some magnificent animals. One bull has an estimated horn spread of 44.5 inches,” he … [Read more...] about Dr Pieter Mulder to speak in Kirkwood
The ticking jobs for pals time bomb
The Eastern Cape government is on track to being nothing more than an employment agency unless drastic action is taken to turn the situation around. The Eastern Cape is spending too much on clerks and administrators and too little on core staff such as doctors, nurses and teachers. The problem is not just how much we spend on personnel but the type of personnel. An accepted … [Read more...] about The ticking jobs for pals time bomb
